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CAX30 Nighthawk packet loss on a consistent time cycle
CAX30 Nighthawk combination modem/router plugged into COAX cable from wall. 1GB/s download package. A7000 Netgear Wifi Dongle plugged into Desktop PC. Every minute or so, on the same time in...
I mean there's no other modems or routers, just the Nighthawk CAX30.
When I go into the interface for controlling the modem, I only see one option, and it is in "router" mode.
It's on Windows 10.
awdaw221fadw wrote:
I mean there's no other modems or routers, just the Nighthawk CAX30.
That raises the question as to what delvers the Internet. Those "campus" networks can track back to a router somewhere in the basement. This is not the sort of scenario that these domestic modem/routers are designed for.
Cable modem/routers don't have a "router only" option (no WAN input). They can offer a "modem only" option, for use with a different router, but that's a red herring in this case.
It's on Windows 10.
Windows 10 isn't a lot different from Windows 11 on this front. Did you check the USB settings? And the drivers?
What makes you think I'm on a campus? I'm not. The old modem and router had 0 issues. Upgraded to 1GB/S, bought a newer modem router combo (CAX30) From Nighthawk we're talking about....and now I'm getting packet loss every 30-60 seconds on the same cycle every single time. I upgraded the Firmware and it's solved nothing. Is there a log or something I can check to see what's actually going on?
Or, what the bottle neck is? Is it this A7000 Nighthawk WIFI USB Adapter, or is it the Cax30?
awdaw221fadw wrote:
What makes you think I'm on a campus?
I did not say that you were. Read my reply.
I was just trying to work out how you get the \internet.
The CAX30 is a cable modem/router.
When someone writes that they are "plugged into COAX cable from wall" that could mean many things. It doesn't say "cable internet".